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The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a dredger was being transited to winter quarters after a season of dredging, with only two crew members remaining on board.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a dredger was being transited to winter quarters after a season of dredging, with only two crew members remaining on board.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a vessel was undergoing a Class inspection. During the inspection, the crew were surprised to find that the lower compartment of a crane pedestal contained many sealed paint cans.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a tanker was approaching a jetty for berthing. While still some distance from the jetty the first heaving line was thrown.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a loaded LNG carrier was underway at about 18 knots in open seas with low swell and waves near 1.5 m.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a general cargo vessel was proceeding in a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) at reduced power due to engine problems, making 4.5 knots at dead slow ahead. It was dark, but visibility was good.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a general cargo vessel under pilotage was up-bound in a canal waterway under reduced speed in anticipation of meeting several down-bound vessels.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a tanker was at anchor waiting for a berth. During the anchor period routine maintenance was to be done on the auxiliary boiler fuel oil pump.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a cruise vessel in Antarctic waters offered sightseeing excursions to passengers using small inflatable open boats.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a ship was in dry dock and deck crewmember on the night shift was undertaking a safety round.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a liquefied petroleum gas carrier was berthed and preparations were underway to unload the cargo.
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